The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a Federal Register notice on April 22, 2016, that provides the public a final 30-day window to comment on changes made to the data collection form (SF-SAC).

A study performed by Jeffrey J. Burks and reported in “Accounting Errors in Nonprofit Organizations” Accounting Horizons 2015, analyzed 5,511 audited financial statements from 2006 to 2010, obtained from Guidestar.org, the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations, and discovered an error rate 60% higher than that of publicly traded companies. Burks discovered that the error rate was negatively correlated with the size of the nonprofit’s audit firm.

With recent and upcoming changes in Delaware grant-in-aid, it may be helpful for nonprofits to re-familiarize themselves with House Bill No. 230, commonly referred to as the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016 Grant-in-Aid Bill, and begin learning about anticipated changes to subsequent grant-in-aid bills.

As accounting professionals who specialize in nonprofit organizations, we’re often presented with opportunities to strengthen our clients’ financial position and, in turn, serve our communities both directly and indirectly.